steve tilston

Steve Tilston’s profile has been on the up and up with a great couple of recent albums, a Folk Award and now a film inspired by an unusual event in his life, but the real story is that his latest album, Truth To Tell, is yet another wonderful record from one of English folk music’s most accomplished songwriters.

Called one of the ‘best voices in England’ by Ralph McTell, Bob Fox has a busy month ahead as he tours across England and Wales. Dates include Tredegar House Folk Festival in South Wales. Watch this performance from Songs from the Shed from 2013.

Recorded in Cornwall with the salt spray in the wind, The Sea gathers Martha Tilston’s family and friends, the people who have inspired her music for her first album traditional folksong.

Our Song of the Day is from Steve Tilston & Maggie Boyle performing The Night Owl Homeward Turns. It was filmed at the Hat & Feather, Bath in April 1993.

Steve Tilston talks to Folk Radio UK exclusively about 43 years in music, the delights of setting new challenges and his inspirational new Trio. Happenstance indeed!

The BBC is to feature six new one-hour Radio Ballads in the run up to the 2012 Olympics. The series will feature songs from Jez Lowe, Chris Wood, Martin Simpson, Julie Matthews and Steve Tilston.

Traditional folk singer Maggie Boyle took to the road in April to visit great songwriters in their homes, to talk to them about their work and to record some of their music as part of her great new ‘Kitchen Songs’ project.

Find out the results of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and what happened on the night.

Steve Tilston has unveiled he has other talents outside his folk-singing career with the release of his first novel titled All For Poor Jack. Set in the 15th Century New World and Bristol!

Weekend Beatnik, Rif Mountain & the EFDSS present a 40th anniversary celebration of Village Thing (see below) and the lost songs, dreams and folkadelia of the early 1970s at Cecil Sharp House, London on 25th September. Includes Concerts • Sessions • Author Slam!